Vale to announced retained list

11 May 2009 17:27
Several members of Vale's squad may be released as the club make public their initial retained list, which is expected to be announced on Tuesday. Other players who are out of contract but are on the fringes of a decision will find out their future when the Valiants' new manager is appointed, with interviews also being undertaken this week. Around six candidates are believed to have made a shortlist, with chairman Bill Bratt keen to appoint a new boss as early as possible. One of his first tasks will be to decide the future of those fringe players whose contracts expire in June, before assessing the rest of his squad. John Ward and Martin Ling are believed to be among the frontrunners, although Bratt has confirmed former youth-team coach Andy Porter is not in the mix.

Source: Team_Talk